Mozambique: cement prices soar
The price of cement has risen sharply in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, with retailers across the province charging MZN480 (US$6.30) for a 50kg sack, compared with...
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Spain: Cementos Cosmos Oural plant to open next year
Following the decision to reopen the Oural plant in Galicia, Spain, operated by Votorantim Cimentos-owned Cementos Cosmos, after a four-year stop and previously earmarked for cl...
Vietnam: Xuan Thanh Cement Phase 2 enters main construction period
The 4.5Mta Phase 2 project of JSC Xuan Thanh Cement is entering its peak construction period, according to company reports.
Saudi Arabia cement companies see sales and production fall 10%
Sales of cement by Saudi Arabian companies declined by 9.93 per cent YoY in August, while production dropped by 10.4 per cent, Mubasher reports.
Egypt: Wadi El Nile Cement to upgrade clinker output
Wadi El Nile Cement Company (WNCC) has given FLSmidth an order to upgrade its plant from 6000 to 7200tpd of clinker.
New 1.5Mta cement plant for Mali
Mali's government and Gaia Equity Ltd have signed on 16 September a memorandum of understanding and an establishment agreement for the construction of a 1.5Mta cement plant in t...
Italcementi sells its own shares to HeidelbergCement for EUR40.9m
Italcementi tendered on 19 September 3,861,604 company shares, corresponding to all of its own shares held,
Rwanda: dealers and developers call for Cimerwa price drop
Cement dealers and property developers in Rwanda's capital, Kigali, have called on Cimerwa to cut its prices, Rwanda Focus reports.
Indonesia: August surge puts consumption growth back on course
The Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) reported that cement sales rose by 8.7 per cent from 5.49Mt in August 2015 to 5.97Mt in August 2016. The surge in domestic sales was driv...
Ghana: recovery anticipated after cement sales fall 3.1% in 2015
The Business & Financial Times reports that domestic cement sales in Ghana fell to 4.13Mt in 2015, down by 3.1 per cent on the previous year. Cement imports reached 2.62Mt, up 6...